Geographies/UK/2012/June

UK startup funding in June 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during June 2012.

In June 2012, 22 startups in the UK closed 22 funding rounds and raised €40M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 41.6% versus June 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€40M

-41.6% vs June 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-12.0% vs June 2011

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

12.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

92.2%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, June 2012
Travel	€9.8M
Gaming	€8.9M
Fintech	€8.3M
Software	€6.2M
Cleantech	€1.9M
Telecom	€1.9M
Healthtech	€1.2M
HRtech	€750k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, June 2012
Series B	€19M
Early VC	€7.3M
Seed	€5.9M
Series A	€4.3M
Growth/Late	€2.4M
Other	€1.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €68M disclosed.

MPayMe

Acquisition

Jun 2012

€68M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in June 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
onefinestay	Series B	Jun 2012	€9.8M
NaturalMotion	Series B	Jun 2012	€8.9M
Nutmeg	Series A	Jun 2012	€4.3M
Cennox	Early VC	Jun 2012	€3.8M
Abiquo	Growth/Late	Jun 2012	€2.4M
LumeJet	Seed	Jun 2012	€2.3M
Featurespace	Early VC	Jun 2012	€1.9M
PureLiFi	Seed	Jun 2012	€1.9M
MakieLab	Other	Jun 2012	€1.3M
Escape the City	Early VC	Jun 2012	€750k
DrEd Online Doctor	Seed	Jun 2012	€719k
Alchemy Pharmatech	Early VC	Jun 2012	€500k
mLED	Early VC	Jun 2012	€473k
Constant Commerce	Other	Jun 2012	€417k
foodity	Seed	Jun 2012	€375k

View all 22 UK deals in June 2012 →

Top investors

most active in June 2012, by deal count

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